St. John's Church (Ruxton, Maryland)

St. John's Church is a historic A.U.M.P. Church located in Ruxton, Baltimore County, Maryland. It was built in 1886 by Reverend Edward W. Scott as a successor to the original log cabin church built on the site in 1833 by his father J. Aquilla Scott, and is a frame Carpenter Gothic-style gable-roofed structure with board-and-batten siding, stylized lancet windows and decorative detailing. Also on the property is a ​1 ¹⁄₂-story stuccoed stone house, believed to date from about 1835, which was used as a parsonage and has suffered significant fire damage, and a simple frame rectangular social hall built in 1886 by J. Aquila Scott's son, Rev. Edward W. Scott. The African American congregation that constructed this church was formed in the 1830s and they acquired this site in 1833. According to its National Register listing, "St. John's Church is particularly important as an exceptional example of African American church building in the late 19th century." [2]

St. John's Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
North side
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Location	7538 Bellona Ave., Ruxton, Maryland
Coordinates	39°23′40.8″N 76°38′38.5″W
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built	1886 (1886)
Built by	Horn, George
Architectural style	Gothic
NRHP reference No.	82002807[1]
Added to NRHP	March 15, 1982

There is an extensive burial ground behind the church.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 15, 1982, reference number 82002807.[1]

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  South side
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  East side
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  South side of the burial ground

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Ronald L. Andrews and John McGrain (November 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. John's Church" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.